Collar and tie protector



A. M. GERLAT.

COLLAR AND TIE PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 16. 1919.

1,319,062. Patented Oct. 21,1919.

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wjvwevvboz ARTHUR MAX GERLAT, OF SHE'BOYGAN, WISCONSIN.

COLLAR AND TIE PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct. 21, 1919.

Application filed April 16, 1919. Serial No. 290,415.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR M. GERLAT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sheboygan, in the county of fiheboygan and State ofVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collarand Tie Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a protector for collars and neckties, anobject of the invention being to provide a protector, which ispreferably constructed of transparent moisture proof material, whichwill protect the front portion of the collar and also the knot of anecktie from being soiled and further protect a collar from excessivewear such as is frequently occasioned by the rubbing of the wearersbeard, particularly when the same is very stiff and stubby, therebyincreasing the longevity of the collar and necktie.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following detaileddescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, forminga part of this specification, and in which drawing:

Figure 1 is a view illustrating the application of the improvedprotector.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the protector.

Fig. 3 is a vertical central section through the protector, and

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan of the protector.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 generically indicates theprotector which is preferably made of transparent moisture proofmaterial, such as celluloid, but it is to be understood that theprotector may be made of any suitable type of transparent or translucentmaterial without departing from the spirit of this invention.

The protector 1 includes the inner attaching portion 2 which islongitudinally arouated as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings forengagement against the inner surface of a collar, upon each side of themeeting of the free or attaching ends or pads thereof. The outerprotecting portion of the protection which is generically indicated bythe numeral 3 comprises the central or intermediate portion 4 which issubstantially triangular in shape, having its long side positionedupwardly it being formed to extend over the upper portion of the outerside of the collar and partially over the knot of a necktie, as clearlyshown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. This central or intermediate port1on 4of the protecting portion 3 of the protector has wings 5 and 6 formedupon its edges, each wing being substantially triangular in shape,drawing the intermediate portion along its hypotenuse. These wings 5 and6 are bent inwardly or rearwardly toward the rear attaching portion ofthe protector for frictional gripping engagement with or for bearingagainst the outer surface of a collar for coacting with the portion 2 tosecurely hold the protector in place.

As clearly shown in the drawings, the protector 1 is preferably made ofa single plece of material, and the cut out portions indicated at 7 inthe drawings, are provided merely to permit the protector to be bent orshaped to assume the desired configuration for proper fitting to acollar and tie to protect the upper edge of the collar adjacent theconnecting portion against wear as well as from being soiled byperspiration.

Changes in details may be made without geparting from the spirit of thisinvention,

I claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a collar protector including anouter collar protecting portion having substantially triangular waysbent inwardly for frictionally engaging a collar.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a collar protector including anattaching portion for engagement against the inner surface of a collar,and an outer collar protecting portion having substantially triangularshaped wings at each end, said wings being bent inwardly forfrictionally engaging a collar.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a collar protector including anattaching portion longitudinally arcuated and adapted to engage theinner side of a collar adjacent the attaching tabs thereof, and a collarprotecting portion formed thereon and adapted for extending over theupper edge and a portion of the outer surface of a collar.-

4. As a new article of manufacture, a col lar protector including anattaching portion the outer surface of a collar, and inwardlylongitudinally arcuated and adapted to enbent Wings formed upon saidprotecting-porgage the inner side of a collar adjacent the tion andadapted to frictionally bear against attaching tabs thereof, a collarprotecting the outer surface of a collar.

portion formed thereon and adapted for extending over the upper edge anda portion of ARTHUR MAX GERLAT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents. each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

